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Views, Reviews, and Interviews from a Socialist-Feminist, Anti-racist, Anti-colonial and LGBTQ-positive Perspective

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Views, Reviews, and Interviews from a socialist-feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial point of view.

Every Monday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

A program of social and political commentary from a socialist-feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial point of view.

The Old Mole burrows down to the roots of the great issues of our time – the struggles of ordinary people for democratic and sustainable ways of life. The Mole goes where corporate media fear to tread, supporting grassroots challenges to top-down authority and giving voice to movements that shake the foundations of an unjust society. The Moles' perspective is democratic, anti-capitalist, feminist, anti-colonial and anti-racist. We count Karl Marx as a friend but are open to other voices from the left. The show includes analyses of global politics and economics, local grassroots activism, segments on the Left & the Law, and reviews of films, books, music, and theater.

Contributors include: Julian Ankney, Larry Bowlden, Joe Clement, Norm Diamond, Kevin Foster, Jan Haaken, Desiree Hellegers, Patricia Kullberg, Luisa Martinez, Laurie Mercier, Frann Michel, Denise Morris, Bill Resnick, Victoria Saucedo, Sophie Smith, Mike Snedecker, Roben White, Matt Witt

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Our theme song is the traditional "Mole in the Ground," sometimes performed by Clayton & Ernie, sometimes by Joe Clement, and sometimes blended with other versions, like the one by dj/rupture, sung by Sindhu Zagoren on the album Special Gunpowder, or Blind Boy Paxton

Our graphic lettering is by Charlie Ertola. Host portraits by Clayton Morgareidge.

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Movie Moles: Prometheus

Airs at: Mon, 06/11/2012 at 12:00am

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Movie Moles Joe Clement and Frann Michel discuss Ridley Scott's "Prometheus", which is the third prequel in the Alien movies he inagurated in 1979. Joe and Frann are a bit critical of this film, finding it lacking in coherent character development or plot, but still are... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour June 11th 2012

Airs at: Mon, 06/11/2012 at 12:00am

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Clayton Morgareidge hosts today's Old Mole and we hear: For past shows and for more about the Old Mole, go here. You can also follow (and "like") us on Facebook. To listen to the whole show, use the play button below. To hear individual pieces, use these links: ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 06/04/12

Airs at: Mon, 06/04/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Our host on this episode of the Mole is Frann Michel, and the show will include What do libertarians really think about work and liberty? Joe Clement reads a commentary provoked by the coming take over of the libertarian Cato Institute by the Koch Brothers; We... Read more

Accumulation of Fat & Capital

Airs at: Mon, 06/04/2012 at 12:00am

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Is capitalism's latest fix for the problems of overproduction and overaccumulation to put the excess into our poor bodies? The new HBO series "The Weight of the Nation" explores the "epidemic" of obesity in the US without making some important connections. They are mad... Read more

Libertarian Contradictions

Airs at: Mon, 06/04/2012 at 12:00am

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Does it make sense for a libertarian writer to complain about having to conform to a narrow editorial line laid down by his or her publication? Blogger and political scientist Corey Robin explores the hidden contradictions in libertarian thinking about individual freed... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 06/04/2012 at 12:00am

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Frann Michele hosts this edition of the Old Mole, featuring discussions of Wisconsin's recall election, the legend of Robin Hood and its continuing resonance today, the so-called "obesity epidemic," and what happens when libertarians think about (their own) working cond... Read more

Robin Hood: Myth, History, Politics

Airs at: Mon, 06/04/2012 at 12:00am

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What does the story of Robin Hood from medieval England have to do with American politics today? Quite a lot, as we learn from historian Paul Buhle in this conversation with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick. Buhle has written a graphic novel about Robin Hood and is co-editor... Read more

At Stake in Wisconsin

Airs at: Mon, 06/04/2012 at 12:00am

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On the eve of the recall election in Wisconsin, Old Mole Denise Morris talks with Wisconsin baker, activist, and journalist Andrew Sernatinger about the struggles between Governor Scott Walker and public service workers that have led up to this event. Sernatinger has wri... Read more

Radical Musicology: afrocentric 1960s avant-garde jazz and Black Radicalism

Airs at: Mon, 05/28/2012 at 12:00am

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Joe Clement talks with Old Mole radical musicologist, Brad Duncan, about music heard through out the May 28th Old Mole. We hear from Amiri Baraka ("Come Back Pharoah"), Joe McPhee ("Nation Time"), Sun Ra ("Astro Black"), and Artie Shepp ("Blues For Brother George Jackso... Read more

Obama's Change Of Heart & How Marriage Equality Re-Affirms The Status Quo

Airs at: Mon, 05/28/2012 at 12:00am

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Well-read Red, Denise Morris, challenges the way that marriage (not to mention participation in the military) has become the center-piece of the LGBT movement and what it means for how we think of equality for all groups. She argues that whether proponents of gay marria... Read more